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Do not fill this in! == Current states and the Federal Capital Territory == {{Nigeria states map}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ States of Nigeria |-style=line-height:1.3 !scope="col" rowspan=2| Name !scope="col" rowspan=2|[[ISO 3166-2:NG|ISO<br />3166-2<br />code]] !scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan=2| Seal !scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan=2| Location !scope="col" colspan=2| City !scope="col" rowspan=2| [[Geopolitical zones of Nigeria|Geopolitical<br/>zone]] !scope="col" rowspan=2| Area !scope="col" rowspan=2| Population<br />(2019<br />estimate)<ref>[https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/download/1241121 Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020]</ref> |- !scope="col"|Capital !scope="col"|Largest |- !scope="row"|[[Abia State|Abia]] |AB |[[File:Abia State Coat of Arms.gif|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Abia.svg|80px]] |[[Umuahia]] |[[Aba, Nigeria|Aba]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|6320|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,841,943 |- !scope="row"|[[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] |AD |[[File:Seal of Adamawa State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Adamawa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Yola, Nigeria|Yola]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|36917|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,536,948 |- !scope="row"|[[Akwa Ibom State|Akwa Ibom]] |AK |[[File:The Emblem of Akwa Ibom State.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Akwa Ibom.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Uyo]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|7081|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,780,581 |- !scope="row"|[[Anambra State|Anambra]] |AN | |[[File:Nigeria - Anambra.svg|80px]] |[[Awka]] |[[Onitsha]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|4844|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,599,910 |- !scope="row"|[[Bauchi State|Bauchi]] |BA |[[File:BAUCHI state coat.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Bauchi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Bauchi]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|45893|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |7,540,663 |- !scope="row"|[[Bayelsa State|Bayelsa]] |BY | |[[File:Nigeria - Bayelsa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Yenagoa]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|10773|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |2,394,725 |- !scope="row"|[[Benue State|Benue]] |BE |[[File:Seal of Benue State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Benue.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Makurdi]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|34059|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,787,706 |- !scope="row"|[[Borno State|Borno]] |BO |[[File:Seal of Borno State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Borno.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Maiduguri]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|70898|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,751,590 |- !scope="row"|[[Cross River State|Cross River]] |CR |[[File:Coat of arms state Cross River.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Cross River.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Calabar]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|20156|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,175,020 |- !scope="row"|[[Delta State|Delta]] |DE | |[[File:Nigeria - Delta.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Asaba]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|17698|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,307,543 |- !scope="row"|[[Ebonyi State|Ebonyi]] |EB |[[File:Seal of Ebonyi State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Ebonyi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Abakaliki]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|6400|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,007,155 |- !scope="row"|[[Edo State|Edo]] |ED |[[File:Seal of Edo State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Edo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Benin City]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|19559|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,461,137 |- !scope="row"|[[Ekiti State|Ekiti]] |EK | |[[File:Nigeria - Ekiti.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Ado Ekiti]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|6353|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,350,401 |- !scope="row"|[[Enugu State|Enugu]] |EN |[[File:Enugu state Coat of Arms.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Enugu.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Enugu]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|13161|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,396,098 |- !scope="row"|[[Gombe State|Gombe]] |GO | |[[File:Nigeria - Gombe.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Gombe, Nigeria|Gombe]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|18768|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,623,462 |- !scope="row"|[[Imo State|Imo]] |IM |[[File:Seal 2014-06-25 00-44.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Imo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Owerri]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|5530|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,167,722 |- !scope="row"|[[Jigawa State|Jigawa]] |JI |[[File:Coats of arms of None.svg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Jigawa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Dutse]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|23154|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |6,779,080 |- !scope="row"|[[Kaduna State|Kaduna]] |KD | |[[File:Nigeria - Kaduna.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Kaduna]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|46053|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |8,324,285 |- !scope="row"|[[Kano State|Kano]] |KN |[[File:Seal of Kano.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Kano.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Kano (city)|Kano]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|20131|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |14,253,549 |- !scope="row"|[[Katsina State|Katsina]] |KT | |[[File:Nigeria - Katsina.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Katsina]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|24192|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |9,300,382 |- !scope="row"|[[Kebbi State|Kebbi]] |KE |[[File:Seal of Kebbi State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Kebbi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Birnin Kebbi]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|36800|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,001,610 |- !scope="row"|[[Kogi State|Kogi]] |KO | |[[File:Nigeria - Kogi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Lokoja]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|29833|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,153,734 |- !scope="row"|[[Kwara State|Kwara]] |KW | |[[File:Nigeria - Kwara.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Ilorin]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|36825|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,259,613 |- !scope="row"|[[Lagos State|Lagos]] |LA |[[File:Lagos Seal.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Lagos.svg|80px]] |[[Ikeja]] |[[Lagos]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|3577|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |12,772,884 |- !scope="row"|[[Nasarawa State|Nasarawa]] |NA |[[File:Seal of Nasarawa State.svg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Nasarawa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Lafia]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|26256|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |2,632,239 |- !scope="row"|[[Niger State|Niger]] |NI | |[[File:Nigeria - Niger.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Minna]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|76363|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |6,220,617 |- !scope="row"|[[Ogun State|Ogun]] |OG | |[[File:Nigeria - Ogun.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Abeokuta]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|16981|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,945,275 |- !scope="row"|[[Ondo State|Ondo]] |ON |[[File:Seal of Ondo State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Ondo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Akure]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|15500|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,969,707 |- !scope="row"|[[Osun State|Osun]] |OS | |[[File:Nigeria - Osun.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Osogbo]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|9251|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,237,396 |- !scope="row"|[[Oyo State|Oyo]] |OY |[[File:Oyo State Coat of Arms.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Oyo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Ibadan]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|28454|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |7,512,855 |- !scope="row"|[[Plateau State|Plateau]] |PL | |[[File:Nigeria - Plateau.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Jos]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|30913|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,400,974 |- !scope="row"|[[Rivers State|Rivers]] |RI | |[[File:Nigeria - Rivers.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Port Harcourt]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|11077|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |7,034,973 |- !scope="row"|[[Sokoto State|Sokoto]] |SO | |[[File:Nigeria - Sokoto.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Sokoto]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|25973|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,863,187 |- !scope="row"|[[Taraba State|Taraba]] |TA |[[File:Taraba State Coat of Arms.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Taraba.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Jalingo]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|54473|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,331,885 |- !scope="row"|[[Yobe State|Yobe]] |YO |[[File:Yobe State Government.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Yobe.svg|80px]] |[[Damaturu]] |[[Potiskum]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|45502|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,398,177 |- !scope="row"|[[Zamfara State|Zamfara]] |ZA |[[File:Seal of Zamfara State Government.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Zamfara.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Gusau]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|39762|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,317,793 |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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